The 8 Best Essential Oils and How They Help You

Let nature heal your woes and please your nose.

By Wesley Baines

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Essential oils are concentrated liquids extracted directly from various plants and trees, and just a single drop can have all of the tremendous health and wellness benefits inherent to its source. These oils work by concentrating and carrying the medicinal compounds of the plants they were derived from, so that they can be applied to the skin or—even better—diffused into the air with an essential oil diffuser.

The earliest recorded use of essential oils for medicinal purposes dates back to the 13th century—the basis for using plant life as medicine was already long-established, and continues to be recognized by modern medicine.

Today, essential oils are often used in what is called “aromatherapy,” a phrase coined by a French chemist in 1937, and have proven tremendously popular.

Although aromatherapy is no replacement for a good doctor, when used as part of a holistic approach to healing, essential oils can be incredibly effective in helping people recover from illness—and stay healthy—naturally.

To help you get started on your journey to wellness, let’s take a look at the 8 best essential oils for promoting good health.